To be a participant in life
Not always driving
Sit back and take it in
Be not contained
By the desires of others
Fight for your exit
Red lines drawn down
Electric eyes up
Irascible prone to
Temperamental outbursts
Like a burning fire
Sadness always on the horizon
Little did I know that genuine
Happiness was always
Around the corner
Like a wet towel you
Can’t get out from under
Breathing in wet
Breathing out wet
With what we have left
How much more
Can the body take
What is resilience
If nothing exists
To feel love?
Just to stretch our legs
Walking the distance to
Get onto the other side of
Emotions we were never aware
That we were suppressing
Solve the mystery and mercy
Embrace the light that was
Once blanketed by those who
Needed to put it out
© GÄ
Poétique 